Loving Reeva, I really like that.

I think I'll forward it on to someone I love very much. My loving Vernon.

Lovingly,
Pat Ferguson




At 11:19 AM 3/3/2008, you wrote:
>The Choice We Make
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>Matthew 7:13-14.
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>Like many people today, the Israelites in Jesus' time believed they 
>were destined for heaven. They mistakenly thought that to join God's 
>family, good works, and an intellectual faith, were all that He required.
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>To help us grasp the truth about entering His Father's kingdom, 
>Jesus described two roads, which lead in opposite directions. One is 
>a broad highway, where most people travel. It's an easy journey, 
>requiring few commitments, and allowing all kinds of philosophies. 
>Because just about everything is  acceptable, people are free to be 
>self-indulgent, and choose what they each think is best. The broad 
>path promises to give us whatever we desire, but in the end, it 
>delivers nothing of lasting value.
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>Jesus described the other road as narrow. It has a small entrance, 
>because there is only one way to be reconciled to God--through faith in Christ.
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>Traveling on this path requires a commitment to the Savior, and a 
>lifestyle of dependence, sacrifice, and trust.
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>Once we belong to Jesus, the Holy Spirit empowers us for everything 
>that is required on the way of righteousness: loving God with our 
>whole heart, loving our neighbors, and carrying out the Lord's 
>purposes. His plans are to take precedence over our own. In contrast 
>to the disappointments on the broad road, every divine promise is guaranteed.
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>Each of us must choose which path to take: the wide one, that ends 
>in hopelessness and eternal separation from the Lord, or the narrow 
>one leading to  life everlasting. If you desire a relationship with 
>God through Jesus, just  ask.